Friday, January 5, 2024

Aban/Pennsy (Panhandle) 16th Street Yard

(Satellite, the elevated tracks have been replaced by elevated trees.)

The train is passing through the Western Avenue Junction.
Lake States Railway Historical Association posted
B&O 59 with passenger train 7, The Shenandoah at Western Avenue Junction in Chicago, IL October 1947. Robert Milner photo.
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Dennis DeBruler commented on the above share
So that curved connection used to have more than one track. And the Western Avenue corridor used to have a small yard instead of trees on its west side. 
 I've seen a few photos of trains on this connection leaving Grand Central Station. But this is the first one I have seen of a train heading to the station.
 https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8630471,-87.6874273,204m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu
Bob Lalich: Dennis DeBruler - the yard in the background was PRR's 16th St Yard. It was used for servicing the local industries and for interchange with Soo Line and CGW.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Bob's comment
Thanks. I had forgotten that the Pennsy panhandle used that route to access the north side of Union Station. And I've never seen a name for that yard before. That area certainly used to have a lot of industry.
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